Nightgown

Bonwit Teller & Co.

1926–27 · silk · Costume Institute

The nightgown featured here is a very typical example of beautiful French lingerie made in the 1920s. The peach color of ribbon work and the contrasting cream lace are common materials used for the most luxurious lingerie of the period. Charming, feminine and slightly seductive, fine NY stores such as Bonwit Teller, Saks Fifth Avenue, and B. Altman imported luxurious goods like this for their demanding clientele.

Artist

Bonwit Teller & Co.

Date

1926–27

Medium

silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Felix Charlton, 1957